The Governance of World Trade: International Civil Servants and the GATT/WTO

Xu (political science, St. Francis Xavier U., Canada; Griffith U., Australia) and Weller (politics and public policy, Griffith U., Australia) explore the workings of the GATT/WTO, focusing on the roles, influence, and impacts of the so-called "GATT operatives" or WTO practitioners, specifically the Secretariat of the GATT/WTO. Using case studies to analyze the workings of Secretariat officials in trade negotiations, the authors contend that, contrary to received opinion, the Secretariat has played an active role in promoting multilateral cooperation. For political scientists and economists, international civil servants, think tanks, NGOs, and government agencies. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)